飲食決定基因

Diet DNA:

A mother's diet during pregnancy can alter a child's DNA - including influencing whether they will be obese, according to new research.  The nutritional intake of a woman alters DNA in a process called epigenetic change,  University of Southampton researchers said.  They measured epigenetic changes in nearly 300 children at birth and showed that these strongly predicted the degree of obesity at six or nine years old.

--- 摘自 Metro - MiniCosm

英國南安普敦大學研究指出準媽媽在懷孕期間的飲食習慣會影響她寶寶的DNA，其中包括了決定寶寶將來會不會變肥胖的基因。

聽起來忽然覺得當媽媽除了要經歷生產的痛苦要負責教養孩子，現在還會因為自己不當的飲食習慣而害寶寶以後變小胖子，母親的責任真是重大呀。

所以各位準備預備當媽媽的女士們，記得在懷孕前就先養成好的飲食習慣，這樣才不會在寶寶忽然報到時措手不及而倍感辛苦，不過這也是個好機會改正自己原來不好的飲食習慣，不止是對寶寶好對自己也有益。